MAHS in England
The Great Storm Project

MAHS volunteers concentrated on recording details of the stern section of the wreck.   Access to the site was by means of a stern anchor line attached to a cannon that was still protruding from the remains of a gunport.   Aft of the cannon, two more gunports were exposed – a MAHS diver is looking out of one of the surviving gunports in the image to the right.

Farther aft portions of the hull planking had fallen away exposing framing down to the turn of bilge.   The MAHS team drew a detailed profile of the port side of the vessel at the hull break and completed cross sections of the hull.   Below is one of the data sheets containing information about the dimensions, locations, and orientations of the timbers.

Most of the recently exposed timbers were hard and fresh looking, and the absence of deterioration indicated that they have seldom been exposed for any length of time.   Near the bow, hull strakes had begun to pull away due to long-term exposure to tidal currents and fishing nets.   Thus, while the newly revealed timbers were a boon to the archaeologists, they will deteriorate faster as a result of exposure.

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